This woodpecker lives in forests of the southern Philippines. Its back is orange-red, and pale spots mark its body.
The back is orange-red, and creamy spots mark the body. The male has a red crest; the female’s crest is dark.
It forages in dense forest understory and gives a metallic-sounding call.
It is 28–34 cm long.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.